Marcion (d. 160)
Major works
• heretical canon
• Antitheses
Importance:
• Heretical teacher who founded his own church; incorporated Gnostic elements into his beliefs—said God of Old Testament was different than the Father of Jesus
• Came up with his own canon; accepted only Luke and the writings of Paul for his New Testament canon
• Rejection of Marcion’s views led to the formulation of the orthodox canon